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White Angolans (Portuguese: Angolanos Brancos) are descendants of European colonial populations, most significantly from Portugal. The vast majority of white settlers in Angola have been of Portuguese ancestry, both in colonial days and today. Germans and Afrikaners settled in southern parts of Angola, with Germans concentrated in Moçamedes and Benguela and Afrikaners concentrated in Huíla Province. Most Afrikaners and Germans left for Namibia and South Africa by 1975. Until 1975 there was a German-language school in Benguela called the Deutsche Schule Benguela. Russians, Ukrainians, Poles, and White Brazilians also make up the population.

Currently, Whites are a minority ethnic group in Angola, accounting for over 1% of the country's population. The White population usually speaks Portuguese.

The majority of white Angolans are of Portuguese ancestry. Some are of German and Dutch stock.

History

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Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão was the first European to discover Angola.

Most white settlers fled Angola after the end of Portuguese rule.

Notable White Angolans

• Maria Eugénia Neto, First Lady of Angola (1975–1979)
• Ruth Lara, First Lady of Angola (1979)
• Pepetela, writer
• Iko Carreira, military officer and diplomat
• António Pinto Pereira, politician
• João Ricardo, footballer
• Paulo Figueiredo, footballer
• Pedro Pinotes, swimmer
• Salvador Gordo, swimmer
• David Carmo, footballer

See also

• Portuguese Angolans
• German Angolans
• Retornados
• White South Africans
• White Africans
• White Namibians
• Dorsland Trekkers
• History of the Jews in Angola
• Demographics of Angola
• White people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

References and footnotes

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4. "Where White Africans Live (African Countries with Highest Populations)". April 22, 2023. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
5. "Flight from Angola". The Economist. economist.com. 16 August 1975. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
6. Ahrens, Lula. "Race relations in Angola". thisisafrica.me. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
7. "Angola". mixedindifferentshades.net. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
8. Santana, Zeca (29 June 2009). Angola: Land of Shattered Dreams. Xlibris Corporation. p. 60. ISBN 9781462820412.
9. Toh, Han Shih (28 November 2016). Is China an Empire?. World Scientific. ISBN 9789814667449.
10. Moreland-Capuia, Alisha (31 May 2021). The Trauma of Racism: Exploring the Systems and People Fear Built. Springer. ISBN 9783030734367.
11. Leonard, Thomas M. (18 October 2013). Encyclopedia of the Developing World. Routledge. p. 636. ISBN 978-1-135-20515-7.

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